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'''Alpheus<sup>7</sup> Whitney'''
 
'''Alpheus<sup>7</sup> Whitney'''
 
([[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (c1758-1840)|Eleazer<sup>6</sup>]],
 
([[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (c1758-1840)|Eleazer<sup>6</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
 
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (c1758-1840)|Eleazer<sup>6</sup> and Martha (Crozer) Whitney]],
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (c1758-1840)|Eleazer<sup>6</sup> and Martha (Crozer) Whitney]],
was born 29 Jan 1791, Halifax, VT, and died 19 Oct 1880.
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was born 29 Jan 1791, Halifax, VT,{{ref|1}} and died 18 Oct 1880, Halifax, VT.
  
He married, 4 Nov 1819, Halifax, VT, '''Sally Stone'''.  She was born between 1800 and 1804.
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He married, 4 Nov 1819, Halifax, VT, '''Sally Stone'''.{{ref|2}} She was born Aug 1800, and died 28 Jan 1890, Halifax, VT.
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Both are buried in West Halifax Cemetery, West Halifax, VT.
  
 
Children of Alpheus<sup>7</sup> and Sally (Stone) Whitney:
 
Children of Alpheus<sup>7</sup> and Sally (Stone) Whitney:
  
Philip, Caroline, Christopher, Maria, Amos, George, William, Sarah, Olive, Hannah, also two children who died young.  Some of their ages are unknown.{{ref|1}}
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Philip, Caroline, Christopher, Maria, Amos, George, William, Sarah, Olive, Hannah, also two children who died young.  Some of their ages are unknown.{{ref|3}}
  
 
:{|
 
:{|
 
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| '''Philip<sup>8</sup> Whitney''', b. ca. 1821, Halifax, MA; d. after 1880; m. Prudence -----.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Philip (c1821-1897)|'''Philip<sup>8</sup> Whitney''']], b. ca. 1821, Halifax, MA; m. Prudence M. Tanner.
 
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|-
 
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| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Caroline Whitney''', b. ca. 1823; possibly m. 22 Nov 1845, Lemuel Spaulding.
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| '''Caroline Whitney''', b. ca. 1823; d. 7 Feb 1909; m. 27 Dec 1844, Halifax, VT, Thomas Miner.{{ref|4}}
 
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| '''Christopher Whitney''', b. 16 Jun 1827, Halifax, VT; m. 11 May 1851, Bellingham, MA, Abbie Morse Thompson.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Christopher C. (1827-1889)|'''Christopher C. Whitney''']], b. 16 Jun 1827, Halifax, VT; m. Abbie Morse Thompson.
 
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| '''Amos Whitney''', b. ca. 1831; m. Eunice L. -----.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Amos (c1831-a1880)|'''Amos Whitney''']], b. ca. 1831, VT; m. Eunice L.<sup>8</sup> Whitney.
 
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|-
 
| align=right valign=top | v.
 
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| '''George W. Whitney''', b. ca. 1833, m. Sophia A. -----.
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| [[Family:Whitney, George W. (c1833-1895)|'''George W. Whitney''']], b. ca. 1833, VT; m. Sophia A. Farnum.
 
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| '''Sarah Whitney''', b. ca. 1835.
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| '''Sarah Whitney''', b. ca. 1835, VT; d. after 1850.  She may be the Sarah E. Whitney, of Halifax, VT, m. 15 Mar 1855, Halifax, VT, Stephen Tyler, of Newfane, VT.{{ref|5}}
 
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|-
 
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| '''William Whitney''', b. ca. 1838.
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| '''William Whitney''', b. ca. 1838, VT; d. after 1880, then in Westborough, MA, unmarried, with sister Hannah.
 
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| '''Olive Whitney''', b. ca. 1841.
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| '''Olive M. Whitney''', b. 11 Feb 1842, VT; d. 12 Mar 1918, Halifax, VT; unmarried.  Child, paternity unknown:
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| '''Florence<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 4 Apr 1878, Halifax, VT, m. 26 Dec 1896, Hinsdale, NH, Henry W. Griffin.{{ref|6}}
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| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. ca. 1846.
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| '''Hannah A. Whitney''', b. ca. 1846, Halifax, VT; m. 28 Nov 1866, Westborough, MA, Charles Winter, b. ca. 1837, Sutton, MA, son of John G. and Mary (-----) Winter.{{ref|7}}
 
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           Olive                  9 F -                          "  Attended school
 
           Olive                  9 F -                          "  Attended school
 
           Hannah                4 F -                          "  Attended school</p>
 
           Hannah                4 F -                          "  Attended school</p>
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#12|1850, Halifax, Windham Co. VT]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 120  122 Phillip Whitney      29 M - Farmer                  Mass.
 
          Prudence    "        32 F -                          Vt.
 
          Edwin      "          3 M -                          "
 
          William Whitney        1 M -                          "</p>
 
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#129|1850, Mendon, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">  33  44 Catharine Taft        58 F -                          Mass.
 
          Amy E.    "          35 F -                          N.Y.
 
          Mary      "          33 F -                          "
 
      45 Charles Turner        33 M - Baker                    Mass.
 
          Eliza F.    "        27 F -                            "
 
          Harriet E.  "          4 F -                            "
 
          -----      "      3/12 F -                            "
 
          George L. Bartlett    24 M - Baker                    Maine
 
          Sumner D. Peverly    22 M -  "                      N.H.
 
          Rufus Pike            17 M -  "                      Maine
 
          Allen Brown          20 M - Pedlar                  Mass.
 
          Christopher Whitney  23 M -  "                      Vt.
 
          Augustus Knight      26 M - Baker                    Mass.
 
          Elizabeth Campbell    22 F -                          Ireland
 
      46 Cyrus Pickering      37 M - Pedlar            $1200 Mass.
 
          Cynthia    "          37 F -                            "
 
          Cynthia Ann "        10 F -                            "    Attended school
 
          Hannah      "          6 F -                            "    Attended school
 
          Albert S.  "          3 M -                            "
 
          Benjamin S. "      9/12 M -                            "</p>
 
* 1850, sons Amos and George not found.
 
 
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#52|1860, Whitingham, Windham Co., VT]]:
 
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#52|1860, Whitingham, Windham Co., VT]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 256  269 Samuel W. Potter    45 M -                $1250  $888 Vermont
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 256  269 Samuel W. Potter    45 M -                $1250  $888 Vermont
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           Mary        "      75 F -                            Vermont
 
           Mary        "      75 F -                            Vermont
 
           Alpheus Whitney      69 M -                              "</p>
 
           Alpheus Whitney      69 M -                              "</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#15|1860, Guilford, Windham Co., VT]]:
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* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#25|1860, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 565 598 Philip Whitny       39 M - Farm L                $50 Vermont Illiterate
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<p class="Plaintext"> 437 462 Sally Whitney       57 F -                       $75 Vermont
           Dewey Whitny        33 F -                              "   Illiterate
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           Olive    "          19 F -                              "    Attended school
           William  "          13 M -                              "    Attended school
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           Hannah  "           13 F -                              "    Attended school</p>
           Eugene    "         11 M -                              "    Attended school
 
          Christopher  "        3 M -                              "
 
          George      "        1 M -                              "</p>
 
 
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#214|1860, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#214|1860, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 383  467 Christopher Whitny    33 M - Baker        $3600  $800 Vermont
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 383  467 Christopher Whitny    33 M - Baker        $3600  $800 Vermont
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           William Whitney      21 M - Baker                          "
 
           William Whitney      21 M - Baker                          "
 
           Ann Handrad          17 F -                          Ireland</p>
 
           Ann Handrad          17 F -                          Ireland</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#18|1860, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
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Son William is living with his older brother.
<p class="Plaintext"> 399 424 Amos Whitney         29 M - Shoe Maker     $200 $100 Vermont
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* [[Archive:1865 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#211|1865 State, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
           Eunice  "           25 F -                               "</p>
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<p class="Plaintext"> 412 520 Christopher Whitney   37 M - Halifax, Vt.      M Trader & Bank  - - 1 1 -
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#19|1860, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
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          Abbie M. Whitney     38 F - Bellingham, Mass. M                - - - - -
<p class="Plaintext"> 400  425 George Whitney      27 M - Shoe Maker      $425  $200 Vermont
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           Frank C. Whitney      11 M - Westborough, Mass. S                - - - - -
           Sophiah    "         25 F -                               "
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           Abbie M. Whitney      7 F - Westborough, Mass. S                - - - - -
          Millard N. "        5 M -                               "
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          Nellie E. Whitney      5 F - Westborough, Mass. S                - - - - -
           Melville M"        2 M -                               "    Attended school</p>
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          Hannah A. Whitney    18 F - Halifax, Vt.       S                - - - - -
* 1860, son William not found.
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          William Whitney      22 M - Halifax, Vt.      S Baker          - - 1 1 -
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           Ellen McReady         28 F - Northbridge, Mass. M                 - - - - -
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           Lucy Thompson        79 F - Bellingham, MassS                - - - - -</p>
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Hannah and William are living with their brother Christopher and family.
 
* {{Missing|1870}}
 
* {{Missing|1870}}
* 1870, Halifax, Windham Co., VT, p. 1/1:
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#18|1870, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
<p class="Plaintext">   3    3 Whitney, Phillip      50 M W Farm Laborer              Vt.    Illiterate, Male citizen over 21
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<p class="Plaintext"> 153  157 Whitney, Sally        67 F W Keeping house   $500  $200 Mass.
          -----, Prudence      43 F W Keeping house             Vt.
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           -----, Olive M.       28 F W                            Vt.</p>
           -----, Wm.            21 M W At homoe                  Vt.   Illiterate, Male citizen over 21
 
          -----, Christopher    13 M W                            Vt.    Illiterate
 
          -----, Martin          8 M W                            Vt.
 
          -----, Leroy          6 M W                            Mass.</p>
 
 
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#194|1870, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#194|1870, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 363  450 Whitney, Christopher C.
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 363  450 Whitney, Christopher C.
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           Whitney, William      33 M W Work in Bakery            Vermont  Male citizen over 21
 
           Whitney, William      33 M W Work in Bakery            Vermont  Male citizen over 21
 
           Robbins, Emma J.      19 F W Domestic Servant          Mass.</p>
 
           Robbins, Emma J.      19 F W Domestic Servant          Mass.</p>
* 1870, Halifax, Windham Co., VT, p. 5/3:
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Son William is living with his older brother.
<p class="Plaintext">  44  46 Whitney, Amos        38 M W Watchman        $600 $1200 Vt.  Male citizen over 21
 
          -----, Eunice        36 F W Keeping house              Vt.
 
          -----, Nettie          6 F W At School                  Vt.  Attended school
 
          -----, Alta            4 F W                            Vt.
 
          -----, Nellie      1/12 F W                            Vt.  Born in Apr
 
          Worden, Arthur        4 M W At School                  Vt.  Attended school</p>
 
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#193|1870, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext"> 275  332 Whitney, George W.  36 M W Provision Store $5000 $1000 Vermont  Male citizen over 21
 
          -----, Sophia        34 F W Keeping House                "
 
          -----, Willard        15 M W At Home                      "    Attended school
 
          -----, Melville      11 M W At Home                      "    Attended school
 
      333 Braley, Charles P.    34 M W Butcher              $1000 Mass.    Male citizen over 21
 
          -----, Maria          32 F W Keeping House                "
 
          -----, Mabel          3 F W At Home                      "</p>
 
* 1870, son William not found.
 
 
* {{Missing|1880}}
 
* {{Missing|1880}}
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Vermont#186|1880, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Vermont#189|1880, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Phillip WHITNEY       62 Self M M W  VERMONT Farmer          VERMONT VERMONT
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<p class="Plaintext">Saley WHITNEY         73 Self F   W  VERMONT Keeping House  VERMONT VERMONT
Prudence WHITNEY      53 Wife F M W  VERMONT Keeping House  VERMONT VERMONT
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Olive M. WHITNEY       37 Dau F S W  VERMONT At Home        VERMONT VERMONT
Christopher WHITNEY    24 Son  M S W  VERMONT At Home        VERMONT VERMONT
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Florance A. WHITNEY     2 GDau F S W  VERMONT At Home        VERMONT VERMONT</p>
Martin WHITNEY         19 Son M S W  VERMONT At Home        VERMONT VERMONT
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#864|1880, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
Leroy WHITNEY         16 Son  M S W  VERMONT At Home        VERMONT VERMONT</p>
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<p class="Plaintext">Charles WINTER        43 Self M M W  MA Work In Box Shop    MA MA
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#870|1880, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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Hannah A WINTER        33 Wife F M W  VT Keeping House      VT VT
<p class="Plaintext">Christopher WHITNEY    52 Self M M W  VT Lumber Merchant    VT MA
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Willie E. WINTER       12 Son M S W  MA  At School          MA  VT
Abbie M. WHITNEY      54 Wife F M W  MA Keeping House      MA MA
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Frank W WINTER          6 Son M S W  MA                     MA  VT
Abbie M. WHITNEY       22 Dau F S W  MA  At Home            VT  MA
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William WHITNEY        40 Oth  M S W  VT Baker              VT VT</p>
George I. WINSLOW      56 Oth  M W W NY  Laborer            VT CT
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William and Hannah are his children.
Lewis TYLER            16 Uncl M S W VT  Attending School    VT  VT
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* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#195|1900, 11 Blake Street, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA]]:
Mary BRADY            20 Oth  F S W  MA  Domestic Servant    IRE IRE
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<p class="Plaintext90"> 4  5 Winter, Charles      Head W M Oct 1837 62 mar 33          Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Wooden box maker, Owns free house
Abbie MCCROHAN        29 Oth  F S W  IRE Servant            IRE IRE
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        -----, Hannah A.      Wife W F Jun 1846 53 mar 33 3ch 3liv Vermont       Massachusetts Vermont
Frank V. BARTLETT      22 Oth M S W  MA Bookkeeper          MA  MA
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        -----, Blanche       Dau  W F Nov 1890 9 sgl            Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont
Sarah E. BARTLETT      50 Oth  F S W  MA School Teacher      MA MA</p>
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        Whitney, William     BiL W M Jul 1837 62 sgl            Vermont      Vermont      Massachusetts Day laborer</p>
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Vermont#190|1880, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
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* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Vermont, Windham County#28|1900, Halifax, Windham Co., VT]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Amus WHITNEY          49 Self M M W VERMONT Farmer          VERMONT VERMONT
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<p class="Plaintext90"> 68  73 Griffin, Henry W.     Head W M May 1842 58 mar 3          Vermont      Vermont      Maine          Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm
Eunice L. WHITNEY     46 Wife F M W VERMONT Keeping House  VERMONT MASS
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        -----, Florence      Wife W F Apr 1878 22 mar 3 1ch 1liv Vermont      Vermont      Vermont
Nettie G. WHITNEY      16 Dau  F S W  VERMONT At School       VERMONT VERMONT
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        -----, Mabel          Dau W F Feb 1898 2 sgl            Vermont      Vermont      Vermont
Alta M. WHITNEY       14 Dau  F S W VERMONT At School      VERMONT VERMONT
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         Whitney, Olive        Moth W F Feb 1842 58 wid    1ch 1liv Vermont      Vermont      Vermont        Nurse</p>
Nellie E. WHITNEY     10 Dau F S VERMONT At School      VERMONT VERMONT</p>
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Olive was not a widow, but an unmarried mother.
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#828|1880, Spencer, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">Geo. W. WHITNEY        44 Self M M W VT  Keeps Resturant    MA  MA
 
Sophia A. WHITNEY      42 Wife F M W VT  Keeps Millinery Store MA MA
 
Melville M. WHITNEY    21 Son M S W MA  Works Boot Factory  VT  VT
 
Lizzie PROCTOR        22 Oth  F S W MA  Works Millinery Store MA ME
 
Harry E. BEMIS         21 Oth  M S W MA  Apprintist To Jeweler MA MA</p>
 
* 1880, sons George and William not found.
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
  
1.{{note|1}} Ellery Bicknell Crane, ''Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity'' (Lewis Publishing Co., 1907), p. 60.
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* Census records.
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1.{{note|1}} [[Archive:Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births|Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births]].
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2.{{note|2}} [[Archive:Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages|Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages]].
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3.{{note|3}} [http://books.google.com/books?id=enUrAAAAYAAJ Ellery Bicknell Crane, ''Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity'' (Lewis Publishing Co., 1907)], vol. 3, p. 60.
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4.{{note|4}} [[Archive:Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages|Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages]].
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5.{{note|5}} [[Archive:Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages|Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages]].
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6.{{note|6}} "Florence Whitney (b. 1878, Halifax, VT, d. of ----- Whitney & Olive) & Henry W. Griffin, m. 26 Dec 1896, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH," according to [[Archive:New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index|New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index]].
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7.{{note|7}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 191, page 283.
  
 
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[[Category:Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]

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Alpheus7 Whitney (Eleazer6, Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Eleazer6 and Martha (Crozer) Whitney, was born 29 Jan 1791, Halifax, VT,[1] and died 18 Oct 1880, Halifax, VT.

He married, 4 Nov 1819, Halifax, VT, Sally Stone.[2] She was born Aug 1800, and died 28 Jan 1890, Halifax, VT.

Both are buried in West Halifax Cemetery, West Halifax, VT.

Children of Alpheus7 and Sally (Stone) Whitney:

Philip, Caroline, Christopher, Maria, Amos, George, William, Sarah, Olive, Hannah, also two children who died young. Some of their ages are unknown.[3]

i. Philip8 Whitney, b. ca. 1821, Halifax, MA; m. Prudence M. Tanner.
ii. Caroline Whitney, b. ca. 1823; d. 7 Feb 1909; m. 27 Dec 1844, Halifax, VT, Thomas Miner.[4]
iii. (son) Whitney, b. 1820-1825; deduced from 1830 census.
iv. Christopher C. Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1827, Halifax, VT; m. Abbie Morse Thompson.
v. (son) Whitney, b. 1825-1830; deduced from 1830 census.
vi. Maria Whitney, b. 1825-1830.
vii. Amos Whitney, b. ca. 1831, VT; m. Eunice L.8 Whitney.
v. George W. Whitney, b. ca. 1833, VT; m. Sophia A. Farnum.
viii. Sarah Whitney, b. ca. 1835, VT; d. after 1850. She may be the Sarah E. Whitney, of Halifax, VT, m. 15 Mar 1855, Halifax, VT, Stephen Tyler, of Newfane, VT.[5]
ix. William Whitney, b. ca. 1838, VT; d. after 1880, then in Westborough, MA, unmarried, with sister Hannah.
x. Olive M. Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1842, VT; d. 12 Mar 1918, Halifax, VT; unmarried. Child, paternity unknown:
a. Florence9 Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1878, Halifax, VT, m. 26 Dec 1896, Hinsdale, NH, Henry W. Griffin.[6]
xi. Hannah A. Whitney, b. ca. 1846, Halifax, VT; m. 28 Nov 1866, Westborough, MA, Charles Winter, b. ca. 1837, Sutton, MA, son of John G. and Mary (-----) Winter.[7]

Census

179 188 Sarah Whitney 46 F - $100 Vt. Sarah 15 F - " Attended school William 12 M - " Attended school Olive 9 F - " Attended school Hannah 4 F - " Attended school

256 269 Samuel W. Potter 45 M - $1250 $888 Vermont Lestina " 34 F - New York Mary L. " 8 F - Vermont Attended school Jennie R. " 1 F - " Tillinghas Potter 81 M - Farmer Rhode Island Mary " 75 F - Vermont Alpheus Whitney 69 M - "

437 462 Sally Whitney 57 F - $75 Vermont Olive " 19 F - " Attended school Hannah " 13 F - " Attended school

383 467 Christopher Whitny 33 M - Baker $3600 $800 Vermont Abigal M. " 34 F - Massachusetts Frank C. " 7 M - " Abby M. " 2 F - " Nellyella " 1 F - " John Fisher 30 M - Laborer Nova Scotia Rachel " 28 F - " Lemuel Long 39 M - Brad Puller " Marion " 36 F - " Joseph D. Hastings 21 M - Massachusetts Anna " 19 F - " William Whitney 21 M - Baker " Ann Handrad 17 F - Ireland

Son William is living with his older brother.

412 520 Christopher Whitney 37 M - Halifax, Vt. M Trader & Bank - - 1 1 - Abbie M. Whitney 38 F - Bellingham, Mass. M - - - - - Frank C. Whitney 11 M - Westborough, Mass. S - - - - - Abbie M. Whitney 7 F - Westborough, Mass. S - - - - - Nellie E. Whitney 5 F - Westborough, Mass. S - - - - - Hannah A. Whitney 18 F - Halifax, Vt. S - - - - - William Whitney 22 M - Halifax, Vt. S Baker - - 1 1 - Ellen McReady 28 F - Northbridge, Mass. M - - - - - Lucy Thompson 79 F - Bellingham, Mass. S - - - - -

Hannah and William are living with their brother Christopher and family.

153 157 Whitney, Sally 67 F W Keeping house $500 $200 Mass. -----, Olive M. 28 F W Vt.

363 450 Whitney, Christopher C. 45 M W Grain Dealer $40000 $15000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Abbie M. 44 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Frank C. 16 M W At Home " -----, Abbie M. 12 F W At Home " Attended school -----, Nellie E. 10 F W At Home " Attended school Whitney, William 33 M W Work in Bakery Vermont Male citizen over 21 Robbins, Emma J. 19 F W Domestic Servant Mass.

Son William is living with his older brother.

Saley WHITNEY 73 Self F W VERMONT Keeping House VERMONT VERMONT Olive M. WHITNEY 37 Dau F S W VERMONT At Home VERMONT VERMONT Florance A. WHITNEY 2 GDau F S W VERMONT At Home VERMONT VERMONT

Charles WINTER 43 Self M M W MA Work In Box Shop MA MA Hannah A WINTER 33 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Willie E. WINTER 12 Son M S W MA At School MA VT Frank W WINTER 6 Son M S W MA MA VT William WHITNEY 40 Oth M S W VT Baker VT VT

William and Hannah are his children.

4 5 Winter, Charles Head W M Oct 1837 62 mar 33 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Wooden box maker, Owns free house -----, Hannah A. Wife W F Jun 1846 53 mar 33 3ch 3liv Vermont Massachusetts Vermont -----, Blanche Dau W F Nov 1890 9 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont Whitney, William BiL W M Jul 1837 62 sgl Vermont Vermont Massachusetts Day laborer

68 73 Griffin, Henry W. Head W M May 1842 58 mar 3 Vermont Vermont Maine Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Florence Wife W F Apr 1878 22 mar 3 1ch 1liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Mabel Dau W F Feb 1898 2 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Whitney, Olive Moth W F Feb 1842 58 wid 1ch 1liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Nurse

Olive was not a widow, but an unmarried mother.

References

  • Census records.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Ellery Bicknell Crane, Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity (Lewis Publishing Co., 1907), vol. 3, p. 60.

4.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

6.^  "Florence Whitney (b. 1878, Halifax, VT, d. of ----- Whitney & Olive) & Henry W. Griffin, m. 26 Dec 1896, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 191, page 283.


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